Elon Musk and Grimes split after three years together
Elon Musk and Grimes split after three years together: SpaceX billionaire says they are ‘semi-separated’ and will continue to co-parent their one-year-old son X Æ A-Xii
Elon Musk has confirmed that he and Grimes are ‘semi-separated’ after three years together The couple welcomed their first child X Æ A-Xii (name pronounced Ex Ash A Twelve) in May 2020; Musk has fathered six other childrenThe SpaceX and Tesla CEO said that the split was mostly due to distance; Musk recently moved to Texas but Grimes remained in LA Musk and Grimes were first reported to be dating in May 2018; they were last spotted together leaving New York City after attending the Met Gala
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Elon Musk, 50, and Grimes, 33, (real name Claire Elise Boucher), who have a child together, have broken up after three years.
The billionaire confirmed that he and the electronic pop singer are ‘semi-separated’ but plan to co-parent their 1-year-old son, according to Page Six.
‘We are semi-separated but still love each other, see each other frequently and are on great terms,’ Musk said.
The SpaceX and Tesla CEO explained, ‘It’s mostly that my work at SpaceX and Tesla requires me to be primarily in Texas or traveling overseas and her work is primarily in LA. She’s staying with me now and Baby X is in the adjacent room.’
The A-list couple were spotted together a few weeks ago when they attended the Met Gala. Grimes walked the red carpet alone and met Musk inside.
After the gala, Musk hosted an exclusive afterparty with Grimes at club Zero Bond.
Elon Musk and Grimes have ‘semi-separated’ after three years (Pictured: Musk and Grimes walking the carpet at the 2018 Met Gala around the time news of their relationship broke)
Grimes walked the carpet at the Met Gala alone but later met Musk inside the event
Musk and Grimes leave their New York City hotel after attending the Met Gala and hosting an after party at club Zero Bond
Musk and Grimes were first reported to be dating in May 2018 and welcomed their first child together in May 2020. Musk has fathered six other children.
The couple’s child was named X Æ A-Xii (name pronounced Ex Ash A Twelve), but has been nicknamed X. The 33-year-old singer recently revealed that her child never calls her ‘mom’ and inspired new creativity in her.
‘I think having a baby was a big rebirth for me artistically. Being a mother feels weird for me to say,’ Grimes began.
‘X says Claire, but he doesn’t say ‘mama’…like, maybe he can sense my distaste for the word ‘mother,” she added.
As Musk mentioned in his explanation of his split with Grimes, he recently relocated to Texas after nearly two decades in the Golden State. Musk confirmed his move to Texas in December 2020 following a feud with California lawmakers over government shutdowns amid the COVID-19 crisis.
In the summer of 2020, the Musk Foundation officially consolidated its headquarters in Austin – a city that also houses a Tesla assembly plant. However, Musk is also known to spend time in Boca Chica, on the southeast coast of the state, where there is a SpaceX facility.
Grimes is currently filming a new singing competition show for Fox, Alter Ego, to find the next digital pop star. She explains in a promo video that the show is solely based on the performers talent and not their appearance as the contestants use digital avatars of themselves to compete.
Two months after welcoming baby X, Musk admitted that Grimes held the majority of the parenting responsibilities saying that she ‘has a much bigger role than [him] right now.’
The couple welcomed their first child X Æ A-Xii (name pronounced Ex Ash A Twelve) in May 2020. Grimes recently shared that baby X calls her by her first name
Musk’s New York Times interview came less than 24-hours after Grimes tweeted and then deleted a scolding message to the billionaire on Twitter
‘Well, babies are just eating and pooping machines, you know? Right now there’s not much I can do,’ he told the New York Times. ‘When the kid gets older, there will be more of a role for me.’
His July 2020 interview came a day after Grimes posted and then deleted a tweet scolding her partner for a tweet about pronouns.
‘Pronouns suck,’ Musk tweeted shortly after writing ‘Twitter sucks.’
She responded: ‘I love you but please turn off ur phone or give me a dall [sic]. I cannot support hate. Please stop this. I know this isn’t in your heart.’
Musk has been married three times before; once to author Justine Wilson, with whom he has five sons: twins Griffin and Xavier, 17, and triplets Damian, Saxon and Kai, 15, and twice to ‘Westworld’ actress Talulah Riley.
They tragically lost their sixth child when the 10-week old died from SIDS.
The couple first wed in 2010 but divorced in 2012. They tried again a year later, and were remarried in 2013 but divorced again in 2016.
Musk famously dated Amber Heard from 2017 to 2018 and was dragged into their salacious libel trial.
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